TV Recycling in North Haven, CT
North Haven no longer collects TVs at the curb; bring them to the Elm Street Recycling Center.
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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Note whether it’s a flat screen or an older CRT (tube) set; many programs price them differently.
- Ask whether a cracked screen or broken glass changes the price or handling.
- Confirm the total cost, including any visit fee, before you load it.
Connecticut rules
- DEEP lists household televisions, monitors, printers and computers among items banned from disposal. Source: CT DEEP: Recycling, It's the Law (opens in new tab)
- Since January 1, 2011, covered electronic devices are banned from disposal at any Connecticut solid waste facility and must be recycled. Source: CT DEEP: CT Electronic Recycling Law FAQs (opens in new tab)
More Connecticut rules (9)
- CGS 22a-636: no person may knowingly place a covered electronic device or its components in any solid waste facility (on and after January 1, 2011). Source: Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 446n: Covered Electronic Devices (opens in new tab)
- Connecticut's Mandatory Recycling Act took effect January 1, 1991 and applies to every business, household, institution and government agency. Source: CT DEEP: FAQs - Recycling Program (opens in new tab)
- Products under Connecticut stewardship (EPR) programs: household covered electronic devices, paint, mattresses, mercury thermostats, gas cylinders and tires. Source: CT DEEP: Recycling, It's the Law (opens in new tab)
- CGS 22a-241b: everyone who generates solid waste from residential property must separate designated recyclable items from other solid waste. Source: Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 446d: Solid Waste Management (opens in new tab)
- No one may knowingly combine separated designated recyclables with other solid waste. Source: Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 446d: Solid Waste Management (opens in new tab)
- Leftover household hazardous waste should go to a local HHW collection center or one-day collection event. Source: CT DEEP: What Do I Do With...? (opens in new tab)
- HHW collections generally run from April to early November. Source: CT DEEP: HHW Collection Schedule (opens in new tab)
- If a town is not on DEEP's schedule, it may not be holding an HHW event this year; contact the local Department of Public Works. Source: CT DEEP: HHW Collection Schedule (opens in new tab)
- DEEP suggests checking with the local collection program for restrictions before going. Source: CT DEEP: HHW Collection Schedule (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (24)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Town of North Haven: Recycling/Transfer Info (opens in new tab) · Town of North Haven
- No permit is needed; show a valid photo ID with a North Haven address. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The center is solely for North Haven residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Town of North Haven: Electronics (opens in new tab) · Town of North Haven
- North Haven's electronics program at the Elm Street Recycling Center is open to all residents; curbside electronics such as televisions, stereos and printers are no longer collected. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CT DEEP: E-Waste Home (opens in new tab) · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Connecticut's 2007 e-waste law lets residents recycle covered electronic devices such as computers, monitors, printers and televisions for free. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The law requires each municipality to provide a free drop-off location for its residents to recycle covered electronic devices. Checked October 26, 2026.
- A municipality may also accept CEDs from non-households and may charge them a fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Manufacturers do not pay to recycle electronics from businesses, town offices, schools, nonprofits or other non-household generators. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Details of each town's e-waste program are available from the local recycling coordinator. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CT DEEP: Notice to Residents, FREE Electronics Recycling (leaflet) (opens in new tab) · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- DEEP's resident notice says computers, monitors, printers and televisions can be recycled free of charge at the local collection center. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CT DEEP: CT Electronic Recycling Law FAQs (opens in new tab) · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Municipal CED collection must be convenient and accessible; residents drop off 7 or fewer CEDs at a time. Checked October 26, 2026.
- A town may charge a transfer station or facility access fee for CED collection only if other free locations approved by DEEP are available to residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The most common municipal collection point is an area at the local transfer station or recycling center. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Since January 1, 2011, covered electronic devices are banned from disposal at any Connecticut solid waste facility and must be recycled. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 446n: Covered Electronic Devices (opens in new tab) · Connecticut General Assembly
- By statute (CGS 22a-635), no Connecticut resident giving seven or fewer CEDs to a collector at one time may be charged for collection, transportation or recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CGS 22a-636: no person may knowingly place a covered electronic device or its components in any solid waste facility (on and after January 1, 2011). Checked October 26, 2026.
- CT DEEP: Recycling, It's the Law (opens in new tab) · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- DEEP lists household televisions, monitors, printers and computers among items banned from disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Products under Connecticut stewardship (EPR) programs: household covered electronic devices, paint, mattresses, mercury thermostats, gas cylinders and tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CT DEEP: FAQs - Recycling Program (opens in new tab) · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Connecticut's Mandatory Recycling Act took effect January 1, 1991 and applies to every business, household, institution and government agency. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 446d: Solid Waste Management (opens in new tab) · Connecticut General Assembly
- CGS 22a-241b: everyone who generates solid waste from residential property must separate designated recyclable items from other solid waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- No one may knowingly combine separated designated recyclables with other solid waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CT DEEP: What Do I Do With...? (opens in new tab) · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Leftover household hazardous waste should go to a local HHW collection center or one-day collection event. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CT DEEP: HHW Collection Schedule (opens in new tab) · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- HHW collections generally run from April to early November. Checked October 26, 2026.
- If a town is not on DEEP's schedule, it may not be holding an HHW event this year; contact the local Department of Public Works. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEEP suggests checking with the local collection program for restrictions before going. Checked October 26, 2026.
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